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SET 2 ANTIQUE Japanese Bunraku Puppet Heads, Kashira browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese: Pre 1900: item # 578713 Please refer to our stock # MOR1895 when inquiring.
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| A pair of large Bunraku Kashira depicting the town ruffians or strong samurai. These would likely fall under the classification of Bunshichi and Kenbishi kashira heads. Included are one set of arms. The kashira are roughly 6-1/2 inches (16 cm) tall and, besides the loss of hair, in good solid condition. Both have losses to the gofun on their noses and some minor dirtiness to be expected of age. Although difficult to date, most likely later Edo to Meiji period, 19th century. A pair of heavy wooden stands will be included with the sale. Bunraku, or Japanese puppet theater, is probably the most highly developed form of puppetry in the world. @The term Bunraku is a byword used to describe what is properly called Ningyo Joruri, Puppetry accompanied by Chanted Narration. Its origins lie in the 10th or 11th centuries in the central region around the Japanese Seto Inland Sea. Bunraku as we know it today, accompanied by shamisen and drum music and Noh like chanting, developed in the Edo period. The puppets are large, with the main characters operated by three puppeteers. Most Bunraku plays are historical and deal with the Japanese theme of giri and ninjo - the conflict between social obligations and human emotions. The main puppeteer, visible to the audience, manipulates the head and right arm while two lower ranked puppeteers cloaked entirely in black, operate the left arm and the legs (Female characters usually don't have legs as they are clad in full-length kimono). | |||||||||||||||
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